The highest temperature of the heatwave, 31.7C, was measured at two locations, Ylitornio and Sodankylä, earlier this week.

The heatwave has left much of the country’s surface soil parched, prompting the Meteorological Institute to issue wildfire ...

The extreme heat is also affecting Lapland's famed reindeer. Celebrated worldwide as Santa's sleigh-pullers at Christmas, reindeer here roam freely across forests and fells. But as they're hounded ...

It was 4 degrees Fahrenheit at 2:30 a.m. on a crisp winter night as our car pulled up to a working reindeer farm near Kilpisjärvi, a village in the extreme northwest corner of Lapland, Finland.

A video of travelers met by a "hiking reindeer" in Finland has captivated viewers on TikTok. The unique experience was captured in a video posted by @maiahelisten, which has amassed over 411,000 ...

Lapland weather Temperatures can plunge as low as -58 degrees Farenheit in the winter, and the sun is not seen for days on end during the polar night (kaamos). Winter usually begins in the middle ...

Luckily, there are some 200,000 reindeer in Lapland – and only 180,000 people. Huskies and white Samoyed were brought in from Siberia too, as working dogs to pull sleds.

Reindeer herder Seppo Koivisto holds a smartphone showing the mobile app used to locate reindeer in Finnish Lapland, in Rovaniemi, Finland, on Dec. 13 2018.

Lapland is Finland's most sparsely populated region. What is life like for young people there? Niko the Reindeer herder gives us a peek at his daily routine.

Reindeer in Lapland have a number of important jobs this time of year – including helping the climate. By gobbling up shrubs, they help increase the reflectivity of snow and ice.

Across Finland, 71,580 reindeer were slaughtered in 2013-14, versus 127,999 in 1994-95. Herders say this is because they are not the only ones after the reindeer.